The ad says that bill cut $500 billion from Medicaid (a claim which is somewhat misleading, according to non-partisan Ad Watch) and raised taxes by $503 billion. Murphy has said he voted for the bill because it increased the number of Americans with insurance and reduces the federal deficit over 10 years. Murphy voted for the bill this spring.

“Taxes, spending, debt,” the ad concludes. “It sure didn’t take Scott Murphy long to be part of the problem.”

The ad does not mention Murphy’s Republican opponent Chris Gibson, a retired Army colonel from Kinderhook. A source familiar with the campaign said the NRCC has reserved $700,000 worth of air time in the district, so expect to see this and other attack ads fairly frequently over the next six weeks.

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